A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. The 6-foot-tall gorilla was recovered this afternoon and police were returning it to its rightful home at State Vacuum on Kennedy Boulevard. ...more

January 29, 2009

The following people were booked Monday, Jan. 26 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

January 29, 2009

Regina Henschel did not fully grasp her fiance's love for football until the couple began making wedding plans for Oct. 16, 1976. ...more

January 26, 2009

For years, "Two Minutes" for food was a slogan and pledge at Hill's Family Restaurant. ...more

January 24, 2009

Becky McIntyre, regional director for Good Shepherd Hospice, said Wednesday she was delighted that the Sebring City Council approved building an inpatient hospice facility on Tuesday night. It will be the first of its kind in Highlands County. ...more

January 22, 2009

Becky McIntyre, regional director for Good Shepherd Hospice, said Wednesday she was delighted that the Sebring City Council approved building an inpatient hospice facility on Tuesday night; the first of its kind in Highlands County. ...more

January 21, 2009

The economic recession for Pinellas County's mainstay tourism industry should show signs of turning around in the next six to eight months, the county's tourism consultant said Wednesday. ...more

January 15, 2009

The economic recession for Pinellas County's mainstay tourism industry should show signs of turning around in the next six to eight months, the county's tourism consultant said today. "This is the one industry that is going to lead us out of this mess," said Walter Klages, an economist and head of Research Data Services Inc. of Tampa. "It won't be a robust turnaround, but you will see little things change." ...more

January 14, 2009

Preliminary data for December passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport shows the same gloomy trends shaped by the poor national economy in the previous eight months. ...more

January 9, 2009

Preliminary data for December passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport shows the same gloomy trends shaped by the poor national economy in the previous eight months. ...more

January 8, 2009